Learn to Play Chess Openings Like a Master

In this lesson we explore the ever popular Dragon Variation of the Sicilian Defense. Used as a favorite weapon of such players as Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov, this is an aggressive response to 1. e4

Conclusion of the Sicilian Dragon opening for black looking at the most important lines in the position.

This lesson explores the critical moves in the Sicilian Defense for white and how to take advantage of inaccuracies by your opponent.

In this lesson we cover the Spanish Opening, also known as the Ruy Lopez after the Grandmaster that made it famous. One of the oldest openings in chess it is still played at the highest levels due to it's basis in solid chess fundamentals.

Continuation of the Spanish game opening. We look at key moves and ideas that are all but guaranteed to give you a superior position as white.

A look at the critical lines in this ever important opening for black. e5 as a response to e4 is a solid choice and should be part of every chess player's repertoire.

In this lesson we learn one of the most aggressive openings in chess and one of the only gambits that is still played at the higher levels of the game. Used by world champions such as Bobby Fischer and Viswanathan Anand as a surprise weapon, most players will be inadequately prepared for this opening.

A continuation of the Evans Gambit for white, we see the dangers for black if they choose to accept the proffered pawns.

The King's Indian Defense is another aggressive counter attacking opening for black. This defense is used as a response to 1. d4 and steers the game toward complicated and dynamic positions. The player with solid knowledge of the King's Indian Defense is guaranteed to win many exciting battles with the black pieces.

A continuation of the key ideas in the King's Indian Defense with the black pieces. The word of the day is ATTACK.

A conclusion of our in depth look at how to play this important opening, we see clearly the danger for white with out very accurate play.

In this lesson we look at the goals of white when faced with the King's Indian Defense and how we can achieve our desired position.

We conclude our look at the proper approach to the King's Indian Defense as white with special attention paid to the open c file and queenside expansion.

The French Defense is another very old and popular opening. Considered to be super solid for black as a response to 1. e4, this opening is still played at the highest levels on a regular basis.

Concluding our look at the French Defense for black, we see the desired position and some important considerations when using this opening.

White needs to be well versed in many variations of the French Defense in order to choose accurate moves after the choice is made by black to play 1...e6. One or two inaccuracies may lead to a large advantage for black out of the opening.

Concludes our look at the French Defense for white. We learn the importance of mastering a chosen line to fight back against this solid opening for black no matter what variation they choose to play.

The Ponziani is a great surprise weapon that most opponents will not be adequately prepared for. Learn this opening and be ready to win many games early on with devastating attacks on the opponent's king.

In this lesson we look at the critical move that must be played in the opening for black in order to not be blown off the board in short order.

The King's Indian Attack is an older opening that has fallen out of favor among the elite players of today. This has led to fewer players using it as a weapon at the lower levels which we can use to our advantage as it gives us yet another surprise opening to use on our unsuspecting opponents. Easy to play with a clear objective, the King's Indian Attack is another great tool to have in your opening tool belt.

Conclusion of our exploration of the King's Indian Attack with the white pieces looking to surprise our opponent with this forgotten weapon.

Reviews what was learned in the course and covers some general key ideas that we should always keep in mind as we seek to improve our chess.

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